[PR #7807] Implement hardware filters for videotoolbox, use Apple AAC encoder when available #11532

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opened 2026-02-07 06:40:12 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 0 comments
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Original Pull Request: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/pull/7807

State: closed
Merged: Yes


This PR implements the hardware filters for videotoolbox introduced in ffmpeg 5.0, this will reduce CPU usage on macOS host

This PR also prefers Apple's AAC encoder in the coreaudio framework when available, because it provides even better quality than fdk_aac.

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**Original Pull Request:** https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/pull/7807 **State:** closed **Merged:** Yes --- <!-- Ensure your title is short, descriptive, and in the imperative mood (Fix X, Change Y, instead of Fixed X, Changed Y). For a good inspiration of what to write in commit messages and PRs please review https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/ and our documentation. --> This PR implements the hardware filters for videotoolbox introduced in ffmpeg 5.0, this will reduce CPU usage on macOS host This PR also prefers Apple's AAC encoder in the coreaudio framework when available, because it provides even better quality than fdk_aac. **Issues** <!-- Tag any issues that this PR solves here. ex. Fixes # -->
OVERLORD added the pull-request label 2026-02-07 06:40:12 +03:00
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Reference: starred/jellyfin#11532